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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Germany".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Einstein in favor of abolishing?
(a) technical advances.
(b) tax.
(c) large cities.
(d) politicians.

2. Why were the laws of Prohibition destructive laws according to Einstein?
(a) Some alcohol, especially wine, is healthy.
(b) They couldn't be enforced.
(c) They promoted crime.
(d) They were thought up by prudish ladies.

3. What did the German scientific academies do that Einstein deplored?
(a) stood by while German savants etc. were deprived of work.
(b) wrote too many scientific treatises.
(c) were too bureaucratic.
(d) were too social.

4. What does Einstein regard as contrary to justice and based on force?
(a) nationalism.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Nazism.
(d) class differences.

5. What is necessary for culture to flourish in a nation according to Einstein?
(a) emphasis on the importance of culture taught to children.
(b) excellent art and music schools.
(c) state support of theatre and the arts.
(d) prosperity allowing time to pursue culture and respect for culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Einstein's closest friend during the time he spent in Berlin?

2. What was Lorentz' "unspoken but faithfully followed advice"?

3. What was Einstein's remedy for the stoppages in the industrial cycle?

4. Berliner wrote a textbook on which subject?

5. What is the prime cause of the moral collapse of the white race according to Einstein?

(see the answer key)

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